Italian cycling race
Cycling race
The 2023 Giro Donne was the 34th edition of the Giro Donne, a women's road cycling stage race that took place in Italy. The race began on the 30 June and ended on 9 July 2023. It was the 20th race in the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.
The race was won by Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team for the fourth time, beating Juliette Labous by nearly four minutes. Van Vleuten also won the points and mountains classifications, with Gaia Realini winning the youth classification and the Italian rider classification.[1]
Teams
24 teams participated in the race.[2] Each team had seven riders, one more than the 2022 edition.[3] All 15 UCI Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 9 UCI Women's Continental Teams selected by organisers PMG Sport/Starlight. The teams were announced on 25 May 2023.[2]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Route
In May 2023, the route was announced by organisers PMG Sport/Starlight.[2] The race started in Tuscany with an individual time trial, before heading north-west through the Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Liguria regions. After seven stages, the race transferred to Sardinia for the last two stages.[2] The announcement of the route was criticised, taking place around 1 month prior to the event.[4] The route itself was also criticised, with a drop in the total number of stages and stage length compared to previous editions.[4]
As with the previous editions, the route required a waiver from the Union Cycliste Internationale, as Women's WorldTour races have a maximum race length of six days.[5]
Summary
Prior to the race, three-time winner Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team was considered the favourite for the victory,[8] with media noting that riders such as Gaia Realini and Elisa Longo Borghini of Lidl–Trek, Mavi Garcia of Liv Racing TeqFind and Niamh Fisher-Black of SD Worx would also be contenders.[8][9] Marta Bastianelli of UAE Team ADQ will retire from professional cycling following her home race.[10]
One day prior to the event, an official start list was not available.[11] The organisation of the race was criticised by Lizzie Deignan, noting the financial difficulties of the organiser.[11]
Stages
Stage 1
- 30 June 2023 — Chianciano, 4.4 km (2.7 mi) (ITT)
The first stage of the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne featured an individual time trial (ITT) with a length of 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) around Chianciano Terme in Tuscany.[6] Heavy rain and thunderstorms affected the stage, with multiple riders crashing including Mavi Garcia and Chloé Dygert of Canyon–SRAM - with Dygert still managing to set the fastest time. 2022 winner van Vleuten then beat Dygert, before the organisers called for a pause due to the weather. Resuming around 20 minutes later, Letizia Paternoster of Team Jayco-AlUla then beat van Vleuten's time by five-hundredths of a second.[7]
With over 100 riders remaining, the organisers paused the stage again due to standing water on the roads and full storm drains.[12][13] The stage was eventually cancelled on the grounds of rider safety using the Extreme Weather Protocol.[7][13] van Vlueten called the stage "a lottery" and that it was good that the stage had been cancelled.[14]
All times set were disregarded, and no classification jerseys were awarded. The race therefore started on stage 2 on Saturday 1 July.[15]
Stage 2
- 1 July 2023 — Bagno a Ripoli to Marradi, 102.1 km (63.4 mi)
Stage 3
- 2 July 2023 — Formigine to Modena, 118.2 km (73.4 mi)
The third stage was neutralised at 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the finish line for safety reasons. Times for the general classification were taken from that point, and the stage had no time bonuses.[18]
Stage 4
- 3 July 2023 — Fidenza to Borgo Val di Taro, 134 km (83 mi)
Stage 5
- 4 July 2023 — Salassa to Ceres, 103.3 km (64.2 mi)
Stage 6
- 5 July 2023 — Canelli to Canelli, 104.4 km (64.9 mi)
Stage 7
- 6 July 2023 — Albenga to Alassio, 109.1 km (67.8 mi)
Rest day
- 7 July 2023 — Sardinia
Stage 8
- 8 July 2023 — Nuoro to Sassari, 125.7 km (78.1 mi)
Stage 9
- 9 July 2023 — Sassari to Olbia, 126.8 km (78.8 mi)
Classification leadership table
Classification standings
Legend |
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Italian rider classification | | Denotes the winner of the team classification |
General classification
Young rider classification
Italian rider classification
Broadcasting
Prior to the race, organisers PMG Sport/Starlight stated that they could not afford the €730,000 cost of TV coverage, which is required for the UCI Women's World Tour. Media reports suggested that without TV coverage, the race could be cancelled.[33] Subsequently, agreement was made between the Italian Cycling Federation and Italian national broadcaster RAI to broadcast the race.[34] CyclingNews reported that each stage would have "roughly one hour" of live coverage on RAI, Eurosport and Global Cycling Network.[11]
Notes
- ^ Stage 1 was neutralised due to a thunderstorm and flooded roads[7]
References
- ^ "Dominant Van Vleuten wins fourth Giro d'Italia Donne". BBC Sport. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ a b c d Frattini, Kirsten (2023-05-25). "Organisers reveal limited route details for 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 January 2023). "Women's WorldTour – The definitive guide for 2023". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (2023-05-30). "Opinion: Outgoing Giro d'Italia Donne organizer disrespecting riders, fans by doing bare minimum in 2023". Velo. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2021-10-16). "A closer look reveals the inequity at Tour de France Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
Regarding, the number of days of competition during a stage race, the UCI sets the elite women's stage races at six days, unless an exemption is made by its Management Committee.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (2023-05-25). "Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 route". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ a b c Knöfler, Lukas (2023-06-30). "Giro d'Italia Donne: Stage 1 time trial cancelled due to bad weather". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (2023-06-29). "Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 - Analysing the contenders". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Rogers, Owen (2023-06-27). "The biggest talking points ahead of the Giro d'Italia Donne - Preview". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2023-06-24). "'I'm ready to take this step' – Bastianelli to retire after Giro d'Italia Donne". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ a b c Frattini, Kirsten (2023-06-29). "'It's not good enough' - Lizzie Deignan critical of Giro d'Italia Donne organisation". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Cancelada la primera etapa del Giro Donne por fuertes tormentas". Diario AS (in Spanish). 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (2023-06-30). "Lightning, rain, hail - weather protocol enforced in cancelled Giro Donne opener". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ Knöfler, Lukas (2023-06-30). "Cancelled Giro d'Italia Donne ITT 'a lottery' says Annemiek van Vleuten". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
"Hope everyone is OK that crashed. Was a lottery. Good got cancelled. A domani," Van Vleuten wrote afterwards about her trip through the streets of Chianciano Terme
- ^ Knöfler, Lukas (2023-06-30). "Giro d'Italia Donne: Stage 1 time trial cancelled due to bad weather". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
Therefore, all results were nullified, and no leader's or classification jerseys were awarded.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (1 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Annemiek van Vleuten solos into pink with emphatic stage 2 win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - 2nd Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Donne standings neutralised at flamme rouge in technical finale on stage 3". Cyclingnews.com. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (2 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Lorena Wiebes beats Vos and Dygert to win stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - 3rd Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (3 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Elisa Longo Borghini wins stage 4 in sprint of three after hilly finale". CyclingNews. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - 4th Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (4 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Niedermaier holds off Van Vleuten to win dramatic stage 5". CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - 5th Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (5 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Van Vleuten delivers another exhibition on stage 6". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - 6th Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (6 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Van Vleuten continues dominance on stage 7". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - 7th Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Knöfler, Lukas (8 July 2023). "Giro Donne: Blanka Vas wins uphill sprint on stage 8". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Results - 8th Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Knöfler, Lukas (9 July 2023). "Annemiek van Vleuten wins fourth overall title at the Giro d'Italia Donne". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Results - 9th Stage". 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne. PMG Sport. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Giro Donne: 730 mila euro fanno tremare il palazzo della FCI". CiclismoWeb (in Italian). 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "FCI: una notte magica e la delibera presidenziale che salva il Giro Donne". CiclismoWeb (in Italian). 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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